Water right · Humboldt County, Nevada, United States

Water Canyon/Whites Str water right 5793

Water Canyon/Whites Str water right 5793 is a water right in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States, with 362 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Sierra Pacific Power Co.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 5793 (Water Canyon/Whites Str)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationHumboldt County, NevadaNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusActive (certificated)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderSierra Pacific Power CoNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume362 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow14.2 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date7 Oct 1919Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useMunicipalNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceWater Canyon/Whites Str (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.9229, -117.6613Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares by face-value volume

Water Canyon/Whites Str water right 5793 is the 5,322nd-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 5,886th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 362 acre-ft/year. Ranks and totals cover the water rights in our data that report their face-value volume, not every one in existence. Storage and power rights are ranked apart and not added in.

WithinRank
Nevada5,322nd of 9,493
United States5,886th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 6 mines (5 operating) and 1 power plant (567 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Gold Ribbon MineMine—Closed28 km
Hycroft MineMine—Operating39 km
Lone Tree MineMine—Operating39 km
North ValmyPower plant567 MWOperating43 km

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